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On Swindon Road, in Rotton Park
What it's like at B17 8JJ: every home that has sold on Swindon Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Swindon Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 67 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Swindon RoadTerraced | May 2026 | £185,000 | 83 m² | £2,229/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Swindon RoadTerraced | May 2000 | £38,000 | 99 m² | £384/m² | 1 |
| 5, Swindon RoadTerraced | Jan 2016 | £120,000 | 90 m² | £1,333/m² | 3 |
| 7, Swindon RoadTerraced | Jan 1996 | £40,500 | 79 m² | £513/m² | 1 |
| 11, Swindon RoadTerraced | Oct 2012 | £120,000 | 76 m² | £1,579/m² | 2 |
| 13, Swindon RoadTerraced | Nov 2009 | £90,000 | 59 m² | £1,525/m² | 2 |
| 15, Swindon RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £170,000 | 83 m² | £2,048/m² | 2 |
| 19, Swindon RoadTerraced | Sept 2014 | £90,000 | 74 m² | £1,216/m² | 3 |
| 27, Swindon RoadTerraced | Sept 2022 | £132,000 | 75 m² | £1,760/m² | 2 |
| 29, Swindon RoadTerraced | Sept 2001 | £46,500 | 77 m² | £604/m² | 1 |
| 31, Swindon RoadTerraced | May 2018 | £135,000 | 77 m² | £1,753/m² | 1 |
| 35, Swindon RoadTerraced | Oct 2024 | £115,000 | 83 m² | £1,386/m² | 3 |
| 37, Swindon RoadTerraced | May 2005 | £95,000 | 77 m² | £1,234/m² | 1 |
| 39, Swindon RoadTerraced | May 1998 | £19,000 | 77 m² | £247/m² | 2 |
| 41, Swindon RoadTerraced | Jul 2024 | £167,000 | 79 m² | £2,114/m² | 3 |
| 43, Swindon RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £144,000 | 59 m² | £2,441/m² | 2 |
| 47, Swindon RoadTerraced | Jul 2022 | £167,500 | 75 m² | £2,233/m² | 6 |
| 49, Swindon RoadTerraced | Sept 2017 | £127,000 | 69 m² | £1,841/m² | 5 |
| 51, Swindon RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2025 | £190,000 | 79 m² | £2,405/m² | 3 |
| 53, Swindon RoadTerraced | Jul 2024 | £230,000 | 118 m² | £1,949/m² | 2 |
| 55, Swindon RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2004 | £104,500 | 83 m² | £1,259/m² | 2 |
| 59, Swindon RoadDetached | Oct 2024 | £180,000 | 75 m² | £2,400/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Smethwick Rolfe Street, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 404k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Ridgeway, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 80); 43 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shireland Technology Primary, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Shireland Hall Primary Academy (0.7 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Shireland Collegiate Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's School for Girls (0.8 km) and Bristnall Hall Academy (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (3.1 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (3.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 700 m away, with Edgbaston Convenience closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is City Health Centre (450 m), with Al-Shafa the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Athena Hair & Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Real Junk Food Project Central is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Shireland Bar & Grill the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 114 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 19% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 53% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Montague Road Open Space, 400 m away; for exercise, Hadley Stadium Leisure Centre (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 14 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 10% socially.
48 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Birmingham Edgbaston constituency: Preet Kaur Gill MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,368 (22.4%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 12%, Independent 9%.
38 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near B17 8JJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University College Birmingham, 3.6 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 67 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 62 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.8% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.3% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 76 min
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